Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Schemes for Women Farmers
Creating Sustainable Livelihoods for Rural Women
The guidelines of the various beneficiary oriented schemes of the Department of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare , Ministry of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare provide that States and other Implementing Agencies to incur atleast 30% expenditure on women farmers. These schemes include Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms, National Food Security Mission, National Mission on Oilseed & Oil Palm, National Mission on Sustainable Agriculture, Sub-Mission for Seed and Planting Material, Sub-Mission on Agricultural Mechanization and Mission for Integrated Development of Horticulture.
The Department of Rural Development, Ministry of Rural Development launched a scheme namely ‘Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana ’, as a sub component of DAY-NRLM . This scheme is being implemented since 2011 with the objective to empower women by making systematic investments to enhance their participation and productivity, as also create sustainable livelihoods for rural women. The program is implemented in project mode through State Rural Livelihoods Mission  as Project Implementing Agencies.
In order to familiarize women with the latest techniques in agriculture and allied sectors, trainings are being imparted to women farmers under schemes of DA&FW and DAY-NRLM. These include Support to State Extension Programmes for Extension Reforms  under Sub-Mission on Agriculture Extension . Skill training courses in agriculture and allied areas  are also being conducted for farmers including women farmers through National Training Institutes, State Agricultural Management & Extension Training , Krishi Vigyan Kendras  and State Agricultural Universities , across the country. Under DAY-NRLM, the trainings on the agro-ecological practices are being provided through the community resource persons. KVKs established by Indian Council Agricultural Research  impart training to farmers including women farmers on various aspects of agriculture and allied sectors.
Government is taking various measures to increase the participation of women farmers in agriculture sector. This includes providing additional support and assistance to women farmers, over and above the male farmers under few schemes; provision of 30% of funds for women under various beneficiary oriented schemes/programmes; taking pro-women initiatives such as supporting farm women’s food security groups, undertaking macro/micro level studies in critical thrust area related to women in agriculture, delivery of Gender Sensitization Module on Gender Learning through training programmes at National/Region/State Level, compilation and documentation of gender friendly tools/technologies; Farm Women Friendly Handbook and compilation of best practices/success stories of the women farmers, etc.
State/UT wise fund released under ‘Mahila Kisan Sashaktikaran Pariyojana ’ of Ministry of Rural Development during last three years:

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State
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Release 2018-19
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Release 2019-20
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Release 2020-21
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Andhra Pradesh
|
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9.73
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0.00
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|
0.00
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|
Assam
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
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Bihar
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2.68
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
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Chhattisgarh
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Gujarat
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
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Himachal Pradesh
|
|
0.19
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
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Haryana
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1.89
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|
1.62
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|
0.00
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Jammu and Kashmir
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
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Jharkhand
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2.53
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|
8.98
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|
3.49
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Karnataka
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Kerala
|
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7.44
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Maharashtra
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Meghalaya
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Mizoram
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.46
|
|
0.00
|
|
Odisha
|
|
0.82
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Puducherry
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.57
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|
Rajasthan
|
|
6.45
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Telangana
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Tamil Nadu
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Uttar Pradesh
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20.60
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
West Bengal
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|
0.92
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|
0.52
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|
0.00
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Nagaland
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|
2.35
|
|
0.00
|
|
2.35
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|
Mutli State project
|
|
5.87
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
|
4.13
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|
0.00
|
|
4.12
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Uttrakhand
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|
0.00
|
|
0.00
|
|
0.67
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Punjab
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|
0.00
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|
0.00
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|
0.00
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Total
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65.60
|
|
11.58
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11.20
Note: MKSP in DAY-NRLM is a demand driven programme and there is no provision of State wise allocation for every year.
This information was given in a written reply by the Union Minister of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in Rajya Sabha today.